Ypsilanti Township resident interrupts

An Ypsilanti Township woman returned home Thursday afternoon to find an intruder attempting to steal a television, police said.

The 21-year-old woman entered her home in the 2200 block of Valley Drive at about 3:30 p.m. and found the man trying to lift a flat-screen television, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Cmdr. Dave Egeler said.

The intruder dropped the television and jumped out the window, which deputies believed he pried open to gain entry.

A police dog was unable to track the suspect.

The intruder is described as black, in his late teens or early 20s with medium to dark skin and a short afro. He is between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet tall are wore a white T-shirt and blue jeans.